Thesaurus results for FOCUSING

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adjective

variants also focussing

as in optical

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focusing

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verb

variants also focussing

present participle of focus

as in concentrating

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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Recent Examples of focusing

Verb

Game Changer season eight has been all about escalation, with the producers focusing on audacious ideas, technically complicated setups, and bigger, more chaotic casts. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 About Ausom Ausom develops electric scooters for adults, focusing on performance, comfort, and practical rider design. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 While begrudgingly settling, the WGA vowed to keep up the fight, focusing on a reinstatement of fin-syn rules for the streaming era. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 An investigation into her death has expanded from South Carolina to Los Angeles, and investigators are focusing on the role drugs may have played in her death, sources told ABC News last week. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 The late-night show’s second season premiere opened with a sketch about King Charles and Princess Diana that ended up focusing on Sheeran’s inability to pick a side. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The wine list is 500-bottles strong, focusing on whites from Campania, and there are some great alcohol-free options, too, including cider and kombucha. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 Targeting Inbound Migration And Job Growth Investors can leverage regional shifts by focusing on secondary and tertiary markets instead of massive metropolitan areas. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Our methodology To find the best credit counseling services, CNBC Select reviewed more than a dozen top agencies, focusing on services, fees, reputation and transparency. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

Researchers can reduce the material to only a few layers while preserving its magnetic and optical behavior.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Nikon's optical gear features in our guides to the best cameras, lenses and binoculars.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

Needing coffee immediately upon waking and experiencing afternoon fatigue, irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, and sugar cravings.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
More underfoot area will facilitated flatter landings while having more chances to spread your feet’s landing force, versus concentrating it.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

Following the successful activation of its infrared sensors, engineers moved on to calibrate the WFI's element wheel, which filters individual wavelengths for detection using a system of prisms and other optic mechanisms.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Classics like black and cream—a richer, warmer tone than optic white—always work too.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of optic

Verb

The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of riveting

Adjective

In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The visual element of her storytelling evocatively portrays America’s vast desertscapes and cityscapes, while bringing the journey to palpable life for teenage readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026